SC orders production of 14 missing persons in court tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered Defence Minister Khawaja Asif to produce 14 of the 35 ‘missing persons’ in court tomorrow and the remaining on Dec 9, DawnNews reported.A three-member...
View ArticleASWJ Punjab president gunned down in Lahore
LAHORE: The provincial leader of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), Maulana Shamsur Rehman Muavia, was shot dead Friday by unknown gunmen in Lahore.The drive-by shooting took place as Muavia travelled...
View ArticleTwo arrested in London money laundering case
KARACHI: Following raids at Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain’s residence in London last year, the London Metropolitan Police Friday arrested two suspects in connection with money...
View ArticlePTI does not want war with Nato, US: Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan met with Nato envoys on Friday to clarify his party’s position on drones and the blockade of supplies through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa....
View ArticleSindh Cabinet to continue deliberation over schedule of LG polls
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Information and Local Government Sharjeel Inam Memon on Friday said that Sindh cabinet will continue the consultation process over the schedule of upcoming local government...
View ArticleTwo brothers, cousin gunned down in Karachi
KARACHI: Two brothers and their cousin were gunned down by unidentified attackers outside an eatery in Karachi’s Gulshan-i-Iqbal neighbourhood late on Friday night, DawnNews reported.According to eye...
View ArticleGB council approves anti-terror bill
GILGIT, Dec 6: The Gilgit-Baltistan Council unanimously approved on Friday the Protection of Pakistan Bill in a session presided over by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in his capacity as chairman of the...
View ArticleDrones alternative to boots on ground: US lawmaker
WASHINGTON, Dec 6: Drones are an alternative to boots on the ground and will continue to be used in the war against terrorists, says Congressman Steve Chabot. Mr Chabot, who heads the House...
View ArticleNA pays tribute to Mandela
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: Both houses of parliament mourned for Nelson Mandela on Friday, but there was apparently unconcern about the South African statesman’s vision of national reconciliation that...
View ArticleNato supply terms approved last year: FO
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: The foreign ministry informed the Senate on Friday that Nato supply lines were operating under terms agreed to by Pakistan and the US in July last year. In a written reply to a...
View ArticleJI has finalised strategy for LG polls: Sirajul Haq
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has finalised its strategy to contest local government elections to be held across the country, according to party’s veteran leader and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
View ArticlePolling underway in Balochistan local government elections
QUETTA: Polling for Balochistan’s local government elections has begun and will continue until 5 pm in the evening, DawnNews reported. 11:07 — According to reports, polling still has not commenced in...
View ArticleASWJ ends protest after govt assurance
LAHORE: Following successful negotiations with the government on Saturday, the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) agreed to call off a protest in Lahore against the killing of the chief of its Punjab...
View Article‘LG polls a positive stride towards peace in Balochistan’
QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Dr Abdul Malik Baloch Saturday said he considers holding of local government polls as a positive stride towards restoration of peace in the restive province, plagued...
View Article‘Unjust’ media criticism annoys Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Showing his discontent over criticism hurled at his government by the media, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said that good intentions of the government should not be ‘unjustly’...
View ArticleBalochistan votes peacefully in local bodies’ polls
QUETTA, Dec 7: Amid tight security, polling for local bodies’ elections was held largely in peaceful manner in Balochistan on Saturday. Acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk visited...
View ArticleSecrecy shrouds missing persons’ appearance
ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: On Saturday, a day when the court usually does not hold proceedings, the defence ministry brought some of the missing persons before Justice Amir Hani Muslim to comply with the...
View ArticleImran suggests secret talks on Kashmir issue
NEW DELHI, Dec 7: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Imran Khan says he supports secret talks between India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue because open talks run the risk of being subverted by...
View ArticleIranian stall at book fair closed after ASWJ protest
KARACHI, Dec 7: A stall set up by the Iranian consulate at the Karachi International Book Fair in the Expo Centre has been closed after a religious organisation held a protest against the display of...
View ArticleSchedule for vacant seats to be issued within eight days
QUETTA: The Election Commission of Pakistan said that the schedule for 513 vacant seats of the Local Bodies polls in Balochistan would be issued within eight days, according to DawnNews. Moreover, the...
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